New Tech @ Ruston juniors Jed Davidson, Dusty Thomas and Josh Chrisman work to clean mine detectors during their job shadowing experience with Sgt. John Letendre at the Louisiana Army National Guard Unit in West Monroe.

With New Tech @ Ruston in its third year of implementation, learning has truly extended beyond the classroom.

In addition to the highly collaborative project-based learning they have engaged in for two years, NT@R juniors are now immersed in a cycle of job shadowing experiences to be completed this year. A component of New Tech schools across the country, the shadowing opportunity provides an introduction to the internships the students will engage in during their senior year.

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